MIL spoke with army rotc representative today

he's going to send me an email with info in a little bit; I've heard a lot of horror stories about them promising this and that, but once you get in getting screwed job wise. call me a pussy, or w/e, but I have no interest in entering a combat situation... is there a way I can get something in writing saying that I will get ____ job and wont have to be deployed to a iraq?

you don't think counter intel guys go to iraq? You think your just gonna teleport to your comfy fob? Or never have to go out and collect intel yourself? Just do the world a favor and stay out. There are enough douchebag officers who can't lead.

you don't think counter intel guys go to iraq? You think your just gonna teleport to your comfy fob? Or never have to go out and collect intel yourself? Just do the world a favor and stay out. There are enough douchebag officers who can't lead.

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I didn't mean to imply that I wouldn't go to iraq... I just want a way to make sure I get the job I'm promised....

he's going to send me an email with info in a little bit; I've heard a lot of horror stories about them promising this and that, but once you get in getting screwed job wise. call me a pussy, or w/e, but I have no interest in entering a combat situation... is there a way I can get something in writing saying that I will get ____ job and wont have to be deployed to a iraq?

Are you an engineer or a medical professional? If not then throw the "promised job" idea out the door.

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Or Lawyer or Dentist.

If you aren't one of the above, you should expect to deploy to a combat zone. There are TONS of people that deploy who never, ever, ever see actual combat - or even go outside the wire, for that matter. But unless you're in one of the above professions, you can expect to receive combat training in preparation for deployment into a combat zone.

he's going to send me an email with info in a little bit; I've heard a lot of horror stories about them promising this and that, but once you get in getting screwed job wise. call me a pussy, or w/e, but I have no interest in entering a combat situation... is there a way I can get something in writing saying that I will get ____ job and wont have to be deployed to a iraq?

If you don't want to get caught up in combat go into something like the air force.

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it isn't necessarily that I dont want to be in combat... if need be I'll pick up my gun and killl some terrorists... but I have a pretty good idea of where I want to be in 10-15 years and I think the jobs in the army that I'm looking at will get me further towards my goals

your senior year you will fill out a wish list. According to that, and your grades and some other rotc shit the army will branch you. I got that info from a rotc pilot who said he selected MI as his first choice, and Aviation as his second. How you get selected for aviation and not MI blows my mind but you get branched according the army's needs. So if you don't have a mind blowing gpa, and are an amazing cadet, expect to go infantry or armor. There is no guarantee and they won't make you one.

And you better believe MI sees combat. ask some psyops guys what they do.

Cliffs. The United States Military doesn't guarantee anything and when they do they go back on it all the time. Stop-loss

your senior year you will fill out a wish list. According to that, and your grades and some other rotc shit the army will branch you. I got that info from a rotc pilot who said he selected MI as his first choice, and Aviation as his second. How you get selected for aviation and not MI blows my mind but you get branched according the army's needs. So if you don't have a mind blowing gpa, and are an amazing cadet, expect to go infantry or armor. There is no guarantee and they won't make you one.

And you better believe MI sees combat. ask some psyops guys what they do.

Cliffs. The United States Military doesn't guarantee anything and when they do they go back on it all the time. Stop-loss

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good info, thanks.

my uncle is pressuring me to go marines (marine family), so I'm thinking about saying "forget rotc" and just enlisting once I graduate... I dont know if I really want to pile on more classes--my senior year is going to be very busy as it is

my uncle is pressuring me to go marines (marine family), so I'm thinking about saying "forget rotc" and just enlisting once I graduate... I dont know if I really want to pile on more classes--my senior year is going to be very busy as it is

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everyone in the marines is a rifleman. so if you don't want to ever see combat i don't think that you should ever join the military.

well, if you wanna specialize in counterintel, enlist. You can get the job and the security clearance if you qualify. Seriously. If you wanna go the officer route, here is what your in for:
Your not guaranteed to get intelligence as your branch.
Since its a highly selective branch, you better have a high GPA and be in the top of the order of merit list nationally if you wanna try and guarantee yourself Military Intel, especially without having to pull a branch detail into a combat arms branch for 3 years.
Then, once your branched, theres no guarantee of what you'll be doing. Most likely, you'll be working in a S-2 shop as an intel officer for a battalion somewhere. Nothing sexy. You wont be sipping coffee in belgium wearing a cool hat and coat looking for seedy people.